The garden may be dormant in Winter, but the Aloe's are beautiful.

Open your eyes while driving around the Cape Peninsula at the moment, and you may just start noticing bright orange flower spikes .......the beautiful and bold Aloe Arborescens is in bloom.

Also known as the Krantz Aloe, due to the rosette - like  arrangement of their leaves.

Beautiful in the soft early morning sun.

Flowering between May and July, the Krantz Aloe is indigenous and has many healing properties. Just snap open the fleshy leaves and place the Aloe sap on any scratches or cuts. First aid in the garden!

 

To learn more about these magnificent plants, visit the Kirstenbosch site or the SANBI site.